As part of the competition, which is sponsored by Kreston Reeves, Stirling Ackroyd and Cisco, we searched far and wide for the nation’s brightest startups in the following five verticals: FinTech, PropTech, AdTech/MarTech, HealthTech and Cybersecurity.

On Tuesday 26th September, each of the shortlisted companies will take to the stage to deliver their pitch to our panel of expert judges. You’re welcome to attend the live pitch day and meet the judges, but tickets are booking up fast so make sure you sign up for yours now.

Eyal Malinger – Investment Director at Beringea

Eyal is responsible for sourcing investments, executing deals and monitoring portfolio companies. He currently sits on the boards of Perfect Channel, Poq, Simplestream, TV Player and Network Locum.

Prior to joining Beringea, Eyal was director of corporate development at Countrywide PLC where he oversaw investments in the PropTech sector and helped set up Countrywide’s analytics division and asset management operations. Prior to this, he was vice president with Oaktree Capital’s European private equity fund and a consultant with McKinsey & Company.

Eyal began his career as a software engineer developing advanced telecommunication solutions. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School and Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Interdisciplinary Centre Herzliya.

Diana Krantz – VC Investor at Draper Esprit

Diana joined Draper Esprit on the investment team in 2017. Prior to that, she worked for Techstars and Rocket Internet’s Somuchmore. She previously worked at a London-based hedge fund and for the Council of Europe Development Bank in Strasbourg.

Diana is from Sweden and has a degree in Economics and Business from University College London.